815
FZNT22 KWBC 130831
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
WEST CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS
BEYOND 60 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE, INCLUDING SOUTH OF GEORGES BANK
FROM 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
ANZ899-132000-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E OF
THE AREA TODAY. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE OVER THE SE
PORTION OF THE WATERS LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING, THEN CONTINUE
TO TRACK NE AND PASS NEAR OR JUST E OF THE OUTER WATERS TONIGHT
INTO THU WHILE STRENGTHENING. THE STRENGTHENING LOW WILL PASS NE
OF THE AREA LATE THU INTO THU NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE E ACROSS THE REGION THU INTO EARLY FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE AREA LATE FRI INTO SAT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE REGION
SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE TOWARD THE NEW JERSEY COAST.
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E AND SE OVER THE N WATERS SUN INTO SUN
NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS.
ANZ820-132000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ915-132000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-132000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8
FT.
THU
S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT, THEN
BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1
NM OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-132000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING
E. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-132000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-132000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-132000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-132000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-132000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT, THEN
BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-132000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-132000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-132000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-132000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
431 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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